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...inside works were made on the sunny hills of Germany [cheers from Germans]. The Queen, after refusing many offers for the watch, finally exchanged it with the King of China for Hong Kong. The King of China, having a great respect for our beloved George Washington, made him a present of the watch on the latter's twenty-first birthday [cheers from the Americans]. George, always rewarding the brave, gave the watch to me after, as you remember, I shinned Bunker Hill Monument, and tore down the British flag. I would not part with the watch for worlds...
...large number of men who had elected the course are prevented from taking it. This does not seem fair, especially since the hour has already once been altered to suit the convenience of the instructor. We are not aware that any satisfactory reason has been assig??? for the present change...
...employing of a man to take care of the track during the summer months would result in affording opportunity to our athletes to begin training as soon as the term opens, and would entirely do away with the possibility of such an unfortunate quandary in the future as at present exists; while the expense, we should think, could not fail of being much less than the Association will now have to incur before their track is again practically useful. The enthusiasm in regard to track athletics at Harvard, although much greater last year than ever before, is still...
...probable that, before the end of the present academic year, a Greek play will be performed in Sanders Theatre, and that too, with more attention to details than was given to the performance of the Agamemnon at Oxford this spring. The Oedipus Tyrannus has been selected; some of the parts have already been assigned, and Prof. Paine is said to have finished the score for the music of the first chorus. The choruses will all be sung, and perhaps the dance which accompanied the singing will be attempted also. The seats will be taken from the floor of Sanders Theatre...
...show lasted thirty-three minutes, and then entered its present quarters, where it will remain until further notice. All who go to see it will be presented with a glass of lemonade, a straw, and a degree, gratis. Tickets for sale on the right, near the entrance to the grounds, $150. Reserved seats, $50 to $300, according to location...